A Literature Review and Case Report of Metastatic Pure Choriocarcinoma
In 2012, testicular cancer was estimated to account for 940 disability adjusted life years in Australia; of these, 450 were years lost due to premature death and 500 were years of healthy life lost due to disease, disability, or injury (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Ass...
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| description | In 2012, testicular cancer was estimated to account for 940 disability adjusted life years in Australia; of these, 450 were years lost due to premature death and 500 were years of healthy life lost due to disease, disability, or injury (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Association of Cancer Registries, 2012). Testicular choriocarcinoma is one of the rarest variants of testicular germ cell tumours, accounting for less than 1% of testicular germ cell tumours and only about 0.19% of all testicular tumours. Management involves radical orchidectomy and chemotherapy. Even then, prognosis is poor. This case report describes a 20-year-old male with pure testicular choriocarcinoma with pulmonary metastases which showed sustained and complete response to adjuvant chemotherapy consisting of bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4957cef9f2174d469ac323cf6d07817f2025-02-03T01:09:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142015-01-01201510.1155/2015/345018345018A Literature Review and Case Report of Metastatic Pure ChoriocarcinomaDiwei Lin0Amanda Jia Hui Tan1Rajinder Singh-Rai2Division of Surgery, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaDivision of Surgery, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaDivision of Surgery, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaIn 2012, testicular cancer was estimated to account for 940 disability adjusted life years in Australia; of these, 450 were years lost due to premature death and 500 were years of healthy life lost due to disease, disability, or injury (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Association of Cancer Registries, 2012). Testicular choriocarcinoma is one of the rarest variants of testicular germ cell tumours, accounting for less than 1% of testicular germ cell tumours and only about 0.19% of all testicular tumours. Management involves radical orchidectomy and chemotherapy. Even then, prognosis is poor. This case report describes a 20-year-old male with pure testicular choriocarcinoma with pulmonary metastases which showed sustained and complete response to adjuvant chemotherapy consisting of bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/345018 |
| spellingShingle | Diwei Lin Amanda Jia Hui Tan Rajinder Singh-Rai A Literature Review and Case Report of Metastatic Pure Choriocarcinoma Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | A Literature Review and Case Report of Metastatic Pure Choriocarcinoma |
| title_full | A Literature Review and Case Report of Metastatic Pure Choriocarcinoma |
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| title_short | A Literature Review and Case Report of Metastatic Pure Choriocarcinoma |
| title_sort | literature review and case report of metastatic pure choriocarcinoma |
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